"at 1 p.m. CDT based at ABC7 Studios in downtown Chicago. The running time is between 40–45 minutes per episode. Tickets to participate in the live audience are free of charge and available online first-come, first-served. Matt Knutson has been the executive producer since 2015. The Windy City Live set was once home of ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"" until 1988 before it moved to Harpo Studios in West Loop, Chicago. Following the end of ""Oprah"" in 2011, Windy City Live initially replaced the 9 a.m. CDT time slot in Chicago on WLS-TV. Windy City Live is currently in its eighth"
"of ""Windy City"" are from 1876, all involving Cincinnati: As the 400th anniversary of Columbus' arrival in the Americas approached, the United States planned to hold a world's fair to celebrate. This was considered an important time, due to the French successes at the previous World's Fair with the construction of the Eiffel Tower. The prestige of holding the fair enticed several prominent cities to compete to host the fair. At the top, New York City, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. all fought hard for the right and many New Yorkers thought they had a win guaranteed. In the end,"
"December 24, 1983, and January 18, 1994, the high temperature reached only . The greatest 24-hour precipitation was at O'Hare on July 23, 2011, while the heaviest 24-hour snowfall was , again at O'Hare, on January 2, 1999. Daily snow depth has amassed as high as on January 14, 1979; as of 2018, January 1979 alone holds 8 of the top 10 daily snow-depth measurements. Chicago is known as the Windy City. The ""Windy City"" moniker did not originally refer to Chicago's climate. It is believed to have been created by a New York newspaper writer deriding Chicagoans' bluster as"
"fighting efforts. It also recalled the naming controversy in 1892 when Windsor aimed to become a city. The most popular names listed in the naming controversy were ""South Detroit"", ""The Ferry"" (from the ferries that linked Windsor to Detroit), Windsor, and Richmond (the runner-up in popularity). Windsor was chosen to promote the heritage of new English settlers in the city and to recognize Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England. However, Richmond was a popular name used until World War II, mainly by the local post office. Windsor has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ""Dfa"") with four distinct seasons. The"
"1969. Delta Junction was known as the ""Windy City"" and ""Little Chicago"" by many soldiers on Fort Greely. In Delta Junction itself, but not in the nearby areas, wind blows many days from the south up the Delta River from the Gulf of Alaska, bringing river silt in the summer and snowdrifts in the winter. There are usually several days in the winter when the temperature is in the range of −40 °F/°C when a wind (known as a Chinook wind) begins to blow. A few minutes later, the temperature climbs to above the freezing mark. When the wind stops,"
"months. Dodge City is often cited as the windiest city in the United States with an average speed of , which results in occasional blizzards in the winter, even when snowfall does not accumulate much. On average, January is the coldest month, July is the hottest month, and June is the wettest month. The normal annual mean temperature in Dodge City is , while the normal monthly daily average temperature ranges from in January to in July. The high temperature reaches or exceeds an average of 67 days a year and reaches or exceeds an average of 13 days a"
"only half the other two cities' individual land areas. Chicago's nickname, ""The Windy City,"" actually acquired from a political op-ed piece, fits the city well as its location on Lake Michigan moderates the climate and often provides a breeze. The Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consists of Cook county and five surrounding Illinois counties as well as the Chicago–Gary–Kenosha Combined Statistical Area (CSA) which is made up of nine counties, two of them in northwestern Indiana and one in southeastern Wisconsin. After building the first ever skyscraper (Home Insurance Building), Chicago has been at the forefront of skyscraper building ever"
"golf course, with sand greens, was originally located on the southwest side of the campus. DC3 is the windiest college in America. According to the National Climatic Data Center's list of annual average wind speeds, Dodge City is the windiest U.S. city in the lower 48 states, with an average speed of . Prior to ownership by the College, KEDD 1550 AM was principally owned by Alf Landon, former Kansas governor, former broadcaster, and Republican presidential candidate against Franklin Roosevelt in the 1936 presidential election. He was also the only Republican governor re-elected in the 1934 election. Landon died October"
"closer to the North Pole. The Twin Cities can also experience droughts, floods, and on average are windier than Chicago, Illinois (the ""Windy City"", although that is not the origin of the phrase). Because of its location in the center of North America, the Twin Cities region is subjected to some of the widest range of temperatures in the United States. Temperatures in the Twin Cities region range from an average of in January to in July. With no natural barriers to block cold air from pouring south from Canada, the Twin Cities are subjected to many arctic air masses"
"won their third straight North Central Regional in 2011 by defeating Minnesota, 123-100, and again fell in the quarterfinals at Champs, this time 112-95 to the Kansas City Roller Warriors. 2012 was the final year of regional play for the WFTDA, and Windy City again captured the regional title, defeating Minnesota 165-153 in Niagara Falls, New York. Windy City then lost their fourth consecutive Champs quarterfinal, 212-130 to Denver. Windy's long-standing rivalry with the Minnesota RollerGirls came to a head in June 2012 when the two teams played to a rare tie in WFTDA-sanctioned play. The tie (later upheld upon"
"its center. In Buffalo, New York, morning northwest winds had shifted to northeast by noon and were blowing southeast by 5:00 p.m., with the fastest gusts, 80 mph (130 km/h), occurring between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Just 180 miles (290 km) to the southwest, in Cleveland, winds remained northwest during the day, shifting to the west by 5:00 p.m., and maintaining speeds of more than 50 mph (80 km/h). The fastest gust in Cleveland, 79 mph (127 km/h), occurred at 4:40 p.m. There was a dramatic drop in barometric pressure at Buffalo, from 29.52 inHg (999.7 hPa) at 8:00"
"Chicago Winds The Chicago Winds was the World Football League's ill-fated 1975 successor to the Chicago Fire. The team was so named because Chicago was nicknamed ""The Windy City."" The Winds played at Soldier Field and the team was assigned to the WFL's Western Division for 1975 (the league having shrunk from 12 franchises to 11, and from three divisions to two). Prior to the 1975 season opener, Winds owner Eugene Pullano attempted to sign New York Jets star quarterback Joe Namath to a contract. Namath, who had helped establish the credibility of the Jets and the old American Football"
"named in honor of William Windom, while others believe its namesake is Windham County, Connecticut. The National Old Trails Road, also known as the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway, was established in 1912, and was routed through Windom, Conway, McPherson. Windom is located at (38.383012, -97.909492). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Windom has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated ""Cfa"" on climate maps. As of the"
"the United States (New York [Manhattan], Kings [Brooklyn], Bronx, and Queens). Under the Köppen climate classification, using the isotherm, New York City features a humid subtropical climate (""Cfa""), and is thus the northernmost major city on the North American continent with this categorization. The suburbs to the immediate north and west lie in the transitional zone between humid subtropical and humid continental climates (""Dfa""). Annually, the city averages 234 days with at least some sunshine. The city lies in the USDA 7b plant hardiness zone. Winters are cold and damp, and prevailing wind patterns that blow offshore temper the moderating"
"name and logo of the Windy City Groove, despite the fact the name and logo were created by Joyce Thomas of Joyce Thomas Designs in October 2015. On December 14 the former front office of the Groove announced they would be joining the American Basketball Association with their season set to begin December 20, and continuing to use the Groove name and logo. A December 17, 2015 email from ABA CEO Joe Newman to MPBA officials stated the name and logo in question were not to be used in the ABA until the matter was resolved. Windy City defeated Chicago"
"Keystone City Keystone City is a fictional city in the . Specifically, it is the home of both the original Flash, Jay Garrick, and the third Flash, Wally West. Keystone City first appeared in the 1940s in the original ""Flash Comics"" series. Within the comics, Keystone has been described as being ""the blue collar capital of the United States"" and a center of industry. Keystone City's location over the years has been treated as vague, much like DC's other fictional cities such as Gotham City and Metropolis, though most writers have shown it as being located in Pennsylvania (likely due"
"City of Winds The City of Winds () is an unofficial, literary name for Baku, mainly because it is windy throughout most of the year. The name derives from the ancient Persian name of this locality: بادکوبه (Bādkube, lit. ""pounding winds""). There are two winds common to Baku: cold and rough Khazri, and mild and gentle Gilavar. The former is associated with negativeness, while the latter is associated with goodness, forming an important chain in Azerbaijani mythology and beliefs that is related to the struggle of Good and Evil. Despite having one of the dirtiest chemical industry centres of the"
"Mollie Malloy, and Victor Spinetti as poetic reporter Bensinger. In the United States, ""Windy City"" was staged at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Illinois from February 2 through April 22, 1984, and was remounted at the Marriott in the early 1990s. A production staged at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey in September 1985 starred Ron Holgate as Walter Burns, Gary Sandy as Hildy Johnson, Judy Kaye as Mollie Malloy, and Alan Sues as Bensinger. In his review in the ""New York Times"", Alvin Klein observed, ""Dick Vosburgh's mediocre book and mundane lyrics, replete with contrived rhymes that"
"in the Windy City also. The entry in the one-year wonder called the Union Association was called the Chicago Browns by some writers. The club lasted half a season and then transferred to Pittsburgh where, continuing their color scheme, they were called the Stogies. The Players' League was a one-year rebellion by players. The entry in the Windy City, called the Chicago Pirates, were led by Charles Comiskey, who would return to the South Side nine years later, as an owner, and with a decidedly more conservative attitude toward player salaries. When the Federal League began its two-year experiment, it"
"review by the WFTDA) resulted from a scorekeeping correction made well after the end of play, avoiding a potential overtime jam which ordinarily would have settled the score. In 2013, the WFTDA changed their playoff structure, and Windy City qualified for the WFTDA Division 1 International Playoff tournament in Asheville, North Carolina as the third seed, ultimately finishing in third with a 160-154 victory over old North Central rival Minnesota. After winning their opening round match against the Philly Roller Girls, Windy lost their quarterfinal to Bay Area Derby, 230-135. At the 2014 D1 Playoff in Evansville, Indiana, Windy upset"
"of was observed. In Salem, Oregon, a wind gust of was observed. At Corvallis, Oregon, an inland location in the Willamette Valley, one-minute average winds reached , with a gust to , before the station was abandoned due to ""power failure and instruments demolished"". Observations at the weather station resumed the next day. About to the north, at Portland, Oregon's major metropolitan area, measured wind gusts reached at the Morrison Street Bridge in downtown Portland. A peak gust of was observed in Vancouver, Washington at Pearson Field, around 9 miles to the north of downtown Portland. Many anemometers, official and"
"went through Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. In general, power was knocked out and trees were downed. Wind gusts throughout the area reached . Though not near the center, a gust of was recorded in Battery Park, the highest wind speed ever recorded within the municipal boundaries of New York City. Rain amounts were heavier on the western side of the storm. In West Virginia, the average amount of rain received was with localized amounts of reported in the Appalachians. To the north in Pittsburgh, only of rain was reported. To the east, the"
"Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League. In 2009, the village hosted the Heartland International Tattoo, one of the largest music and dance festivals of its kind in the Midwest. In 1958, the Northwest Tollway opened, making the village more attractive to Chicago commuters. Beginning in 1961, the first land north of the tollway was annexed to the village of Hoffman Estates. Some were annexed by 1962, including the areas that are now Winston Knolls, Westbury and the Paul Douglas Forest Preserve. The annexations more than doubled the incorporated land area. The opening of the Woodfield Mall to the"
"former Soviet Union in one of its suburbs, Sumqayit, the air of Baku remains relatively clean since the winds purify the air. City of Winds The City of Winds () is an unofficial, literary name for Baku, mainly because it is windy throughout most of the year. The name derives from the ancient Persian name of this locality: بادکوبه (Bādkube, lit. ""pounding winds""). There are two winds common to Baku: cold and rough Khazri, and mild and gentle Gilavar. The former is associated with negativeness, while the latter is associated with goodness, forming an important chain in Azerbaijani mythology and"
"prominent feature or one which promoters wish to emphasise. Christchurch is promoted as the ""Garden City"" and Auckland is commonly referred to as the ""city of sails"". Various councils have come up with mottos to advertise their cities, with Hamilton going from ""Where It's Happening"" to ""More Than You Expect"" in 2000 and Dunedin using the ""I am Dunedin"" slogan from 2001 until 2010. Hamilton acquired the nickname ""the Tron"" after ""Hamiltron: City of the Future"" was suggested for a city slogan. Wellington is also known as the ""windy city"" due to its strong and unpredictable winds. Following the release"
"Windy City before that time, and that their knowledge of the city and that period of its history had been based on gangster films. (Callender defended his interpretation of Chicago's geography by saying, ""There's an East Side of everywhere!"") As reported by History.com: Paper Lace did send the song to Mayor Richard J. Daley, who was not impressed with the song and greatly disliked it. A member of Daley's staff is quoted as saying that Paper Lace should “jump in the Chicago River, placing your heads under water three times and surfacing twice. Pray tell us, are you nuts?” The"
"Cincinnati Rollergirls and Mad Rollin' Dolls. Windy had a bye past the preliminary round at the 2009 Championships but were defeated in the quarterfinals by Denver Roller Dolls 157-125. Windy City repeated as North Central Regional champions in 2010, with wins against North Star Rollergirls (Minneapolis), Naptown Roller Girls (Indianapolis), Cincinnati and Minnesota. In November Windy City hosted the WFTDA Championships, dubbed the ""Uproar on the Lakeshore"", with a weekend attendance of 8,815 at the UIC Pavilion. Again with a bye past the first round, Windy City lost their quarterfinal game 174-76 to the Oly Rollers of Olympia, Washington. Windy"
"heaviest windstorm ever known in these parts"" struck Monmouth, in Polk County, at about 11 AM. The strong winds also struck the city of Corvallis at 11 AM, with the gale lasting until about 3 PM, and started around 9 AM in Blodgett in the coast range to the west. In Portland, the powerful wind began at 11 AM, and lasted until about 2:30 PM. This contrasts sharply against the wind arrival times for places along the Lower Columbia, which as noted above, were around 2 PM, about the time that the winds had abated in the Willamette Valley. The"
"which the modern city gradually developed. The area changed hands several times as European powers competed in North America. During Florida's British rule (1763–1781), fortifications were strengthened. It is nicknamed ""The City of Five Flags"", due to the five governments that have ruled it during its history: the flags of Spain (Castile), France, Great Britain, the United States of America, and the Confederate States of America. Other nicknames include ""World's Whitest Beaches"" (due to the white sand of Florida panhandle beaches), ""Cradle of Naval Aviation"", ""Western Gate to the Sunshine State"", ""America's First Settlement"", ""Emerald Coast"", ""Red Snapper Capital of"
"Cleveland, San Diego, New Orleans, San Francisco, St. Louis, and Houston, are also home to large sports and convention venues. Historic sections of a central business district may be called ""old town"", while decaying parts of the center city are commonly called the ""inner city"". The term ""inner city"" is sometimes used evocatively, applying a negative connotation and referring to peripheral areas that suffered economically from white flight. Some cities in the United States, such as Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Dallas, Texas, have mixed use districts known as ""uptown"" in addition to the primary downtown core areas. In some cities, such"
"gusts of at official NWS weather stations as well as unofficial stations and those run by Skywarn weather spotters. Locations which had gusts over included Naselle Ridge, Bay Center, Long Beach and Cape Disappointment in Washington and Bay City, Lincoln City, Cape Meares, Cape Blanco, Rockaway Beach, Astoria, and Tillamook in Oregon. Wind gusts up to extended southward into extreme northern California. These winds were highly centralized along the coastal sections. While Hoquiam, Washington's Bowerman Field Automated Surface Observation System was reporting winds of before it was knocked out of service, the ASOS at Olympia airport, to the east, was"
"York City, Newark, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., but also interior cities such as Pittsburgh, Rochester, Albany, and Buffalo. New York City, with its skyscrapers, subways, and headquarters of the United Nations, emerged in the 20th century as an icon of modernity and American economic and cultural power. By the 21st century, the coastal areas of the Mid-Atlantic were thoroughly urbanized. The Northeast Corridor and Interstate 95 link an almost contiguous sprawl of suburbs and large and small cities, forming the Mid-Atlantic portion of the Northeast megalopolis, one of the world's most important concentrations of finance, media, communications, education, medicine,"
"Los Angeles Los Angeles (; ), officially the City of Los Angeles and known colloquially by its initials L.A., is the most-populous city in California. It is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City, and the largest and most populous city in the Western United States. With an estimated population of four million, Los Angeles is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of Southern California. Nicknamed the ""City of Angels"" partly because of its name's Spanish meaning, Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, Hollywood and the entertainment industry, and sprawling metropolis."